Burj Khalifa, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

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Burj Khalifa is the tallest tower in the world and the highest structure ever built, located in Dubai, United Arab Emirates and is the center of the new Downtown Burj Khalifa. This real estate project covers 2 square kilometers. It was inaugurated on January 4th, 2010 in honor of the Emir of Abu Dhabi. The skyscraper measuring 828 meters high and has 160 habitable floors, with architects in charge of the main project: Adrian Smith and Bill Baker. We find residential apartments, offices and the Armani Hotel, a luxury hotel that is part of the company Giorgio Armani S.P.A. from Milan; the hotel has five restaurants and a spa. There are eight escalators and fifty-seven lifts, including the fastest elevator that can reach 40km / h. There is also a large gift shop. You will find pictures of the building with interesting information throughout its walls.

Tips

You can buy tickets to visit it on their site; children under 4 years do not pay and you have two options; during the day you can climb to the 124th floor and after 18:00, you could visit the 124th floor over the 148th floor. It is a privilege place to see the sunset.
Do not be afraid, climb or descent are in just 1 minute and you feel nothing.
Remember to bring your camera because the top view is magnificent !!!

Maria Pita square, A Coruna, Galicia, Spain

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The Maria Pita square is in A Coruna. It’s the main square of the city and it has the name of the town’s heroine, Maria Pita (a kind of Jeanne D’Arc for the people of the city). The square seems a Royal court with a main entrance, the Town Hall and Council building. This building is only a little more than a hundred years. There are other buildings not as grandiose as this one but with a very good architecture typical of the village using granite as its most important component; some of them have galerias. The buildings are interconnected or very close the one to the another so they enclose the square. The facades of the buidings are very attractive. We can also find a statue of Maria Pita, bars, cafes, restaurants and also a tourist information point.

Tips

If you visit the place, check for the activities beacause there are usually concerts in the square.

You can also make a pause and have a good coffee or eat something at one of the restaurants or cafes there.

If you want to walk outside of the square, go out on the left of the Cuncil building and you can see St. George’s church (18th century).

Puerto Madero, Buenos Aires, Argentina

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Puerto Madero is the youngest area of the city of Buenos Aires. Its location close to the city center, the major expansion of its surface and its view of the La Plata River makes this area one of the most special and loved of the city. It is named after Eduardo Madero, shopkeeper in town who presented three port projects, the last of which was approved by the then president of Argentina (1882) Julio Argentino Roca. Unfortunately, 10 years after its construction it was already obsolete because of the size of the time boats, so the industry went into decline and became one of the most degraded areas of the capital. In 1989 the Puerto Madero Old Corporation had the agreement to deal with the sector to develop a new neighborhood. They traced the streets, avenues, they created the parks, squares, they installed the monuments and restored the existing historical infrastructure. There was the construction of cultural centers and many offices and family homes settled there. Restaurants, a university and the sports field of the National College completed the new sector. Numerous towers were built in a second time raising real estate prices to the point that Puerto Madero has become the most expensive neighborhood in the capital. The Woman’s Bridge also beautifies the area. Hotels (3 five-star) and other stores were added to the project also making it a very touristy area. In the district there is also the Costanera Sur Ecological Reserve (located on land reclaimed from the river La Plata) which is covered with native vegetation.

Tips

The area is the ideal place to spend a day full to walk around, especially enjoy the famous Argentinian beef with good Argentinian wine in a restaurant on the harbor promenade, as a sweet end, have an artisanal ice cream in one of its dairies and also enjoy visiting the first Argentine training ship; the frigate Presidente Sarmiento who is currently a museum.
You will also find street posts where to buy a meat or sausage sandwich with a drink on the way to the ecological reserve.